Recruiting From a Global Talent Pool

A shortage of quality talent at home is forcing recruiters to take their efforts abroad. Here's what they need to know.

A growing domestic economy is creating a thorny problem for recruiters of U.S.-based firms: a lack of quality talent at home.

With companies finally finding steady profits after years of budget tightening amid the recession, hiring is on an uptick and recruiters are keeping busy as the labor market tightens. However, the hiring upswing is providing talent more opportunity to explore many job options, heightening the competition among recruiters for top talent.